About Us
Welcome to 10-4 Engineering, where our name is not just a title, but a commitment to clear communication and decisive action. Derived from the widely used construction term "10-4," which signifies “message received, taking action”. Our company embodies these principles in the field of civil engineering and through our passion for designing infrastructure.
At 10-4, we pride ourselves on our ability to seamlessly communicate and collaborate with clients, including partnering consultants, contractors, and public agencies. We are committed to delivering feasible, practical, and reliable solutions with a thorough understanding of your needs.
Welcome to a partnership where every challenge is met with a resounding "10-4."
Hemal Patel, PE, SE
President, Structural Engineer
Hemal is a licensed structural engineer with 12 years of experience in bridge design, analysis and inspection. He has worked on large infrastructure projects involving the reconstruction of major highways and public transit networks including highway ramps, river crossings, and railroad track structures.
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Hemal's experience includes major design-build projects where he extensively coordinated with the contractor, as well as roadway, hydraulic, track, geotechnical, site civil and electrical engineers. Hemal is comfortable working within a team, seeking input and resources from experts in different fields, and making quick and timely decisions. He brings this mentality to 10-4 Engineering and every infrastructure project.
Vinod Patel, PE, SE
Principal, Director of Engineering
Vinod Patel has over 40 years of experience related to bridge/structural engineering and management of transportation projects of all sizes. Throughout his career, Vinod has successfully managed many complex projects, including signature river bridges, bascule bridges, design-build projects, large highway interchanges and busy rail-transit networks. His bridge experience ranges from condition assessments and rehabilitation of existing bridges to the planning and design of new or replacement bridges.
Vinod's ability to analyze challenging site conditions, coordinate between disciplines, and develop elegant and easy-to-construct solutions has earned him wide acclaim with clients. Many of his projects have also been award-winning designs recognized by the industry.
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Vinod's clear communication, quick decision making and technical expertise underscores our core values here at 10-4 Engineering and helps us deliver for our clients and partners.
Gary Powell, SE
Principal, Structural Manager
Gary Powell has over 41 years of civil, structural, architectural and construction engineering experience in the transportation field. His major clients have included the IDOT, IL Tollway, City of Chicago DOT. Cook, DuPage, Kane, and Will Counties, CTA, Metra, and various Class I Railroads.
Gary has directed the preparation of contract plans, specifications and estimates of more than 30 bridges for IDOT, more than 40 bridges for the Illinois Tollway, more than 20 railroad bridges for Metra and other Class I Railroads (CSX, Norfolk Southern, BNSF, Union Pacific, etc.). He has also directed the annual inspections of 50 railroad bridges for CSX, and the FHWA biennial, fracture critical inspections of 375 highway fixed and movable bridges for CDOT and MWRD.
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Gary brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to 10-4 Engineering to help deliver practical and quality solutions for a wide variety of projects.